Review maxima and minima of several variables. Lagrange multipliers. Linear programming: graphical and computer solutions, duality, the transport problem, the classical production problem in economics, shadow prices and the simplex method. Network flows and combinatorics: maximal flow is the minimum cut. Dynamic programming. Critical path analysis and PERT. Simulation modelling. Problem solving using spreadsheets. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: <br/> 303135 (v.1)<br/> WASM Mathematics 131<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/> OR<br/><br/> <br/> <br/> 305686 (v.2)<br/> WASM Technical Mathematics 131<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/>
